SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion  ·  ELK-1-390
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
40.7%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
16.0%
(2025)
Applications
231
for 94 tags
Season
Nov 14 – Nov 18
Avg 4.0 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202516%4.013
202419%3.9—
201815%3.4—
20179%3.1—
201636%3.0—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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